Monday, 2 June 2014

Gigartina Exasperata (Turkish Towel Seaweed)

Description:

  • Asymmetrical
  • Anywhere between 4-32 inches in length.
  • Dark in colour.
  • Siliceous Skeleton

Taxonomy:

  • Plantae
  • Biliphyta
  • Rhotophyta
  • Florideophyceae
  • Gigartinales
  • Gigartinaceae
  • G. Exasperata

Ecology/ Features:

  • Found in low intertidal subtidal areas.
  • Small discoid holdfast.
  • Used to make carrageenan.
  • Turns from red to yellow when it gets older.
  • Location ranges from Alaska to Mexico.
  • May have very thick blades.

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